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Int Assoc for Geoscience Diversity (the IAGD)
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Dedicated to improving access and inclusion for people with disabilities in the geosciences. A volunteer-run, donation-supported 501-c3 non-profit. https://theiagd.org
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Our fantastic community raised $440 yesterday for our Why I Give Campaign! Thank you!!

There's still time to help us reach our goal of $25,000 by the end of the month. Donate through PayPal at tinyurl.com/3tt68wdw and share with us – why do you give?
A yellow and orange graphic giving an update on the IAGD's fundraising. A path winds through a cartoon desert scene with rock formations, and plant and animal life below some text. A silhouette of an active wheelchair user is on the path. The path is divided into fourths by dashes. A star is drawn at the end of the path and labelled $25,000 goal. Additional text reads: Giving Tuesday We raised $440 yesterday! Let's keep going!
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Why does Katelyn F. give to the IAGD? Discover part of their story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a person posing with a desert mountain range in the distance labelled Katelyn F. from Arizona State University. A quote from the surrounding text reads: The IAGD helped give me a voice to advocate for disabled geologists, especially as I began to navigate my own chronic illness. I urge you not to forget about disabled students- they become phenomenal scientists with rich perspectives and a strong sense of empathy and justice.
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Why does Cole K. give to the IAGD? Discover part of the story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a person posing with a rock hammer in a grassland labelled Cole K. from Global. A quote from the surrounding text reads: As a neurospicy person, I found the traditional community surrounding this profession to be confusing and at times scary. The IAGD offers profession-relevant activities which works with my brain and makes the geology profession all happy flappy!
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Why does Anna Dalton-Framst give to the IAGD? Discover part of their story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a woman standing in front of a road. Four horses are gathered behind a fence on the other side of the road. The picture is labelled Anna Dalton-Framst from Ottawa, Canada. A quote from the surrounding text reads: I give my time to the IAGD because I want to be part of meaningful change in geoscience, and I fundamentally believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to pursue a career in geoscience.
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Why does @mycorrhizalmaz.bsky.social give to the IAGD? Discover part of their story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a woman standing in a field of yellow canola flowers labelled Mandy Abel-Zurstadt from Sherwood, OR, USA. A quote from the surrounding text reads: This community provides representation of d/Disabled geoscientists to other d/Disabled geoscientists, which provides support and can combat ableism internalized by society and the traditional geoscience culture—as it did for me.
December 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Why does Ian Castro give to the IAGD? Discover part of his story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a group of people warming their hands around a paper campfire labelled Ian Castro from Austin Peay State University. A quote from the surrounding text reads: I volunteer with the IAGD because I strongly believe in its message of making the Earth Sciences for everyone. I primarily enjoy helping with outreach opportunities and working directly with members of this community.
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Why does Alex Bearden give to the IAGD? Discover part of his story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a man in a forest labelled Alex Bearden from the University of California, Berkley. A quote from the surrounding text reads: The IAGD has been pivotal to my own journey. Hearing the lived experiences of our members reminds me that we are not alone and that we can be successful in this field. The mentorships and friendships I’ve found here have shaped how I think about teaching, research, and building truly inclusive spaces.
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Why does Anna Baker give to the IAGD? Discover part of their story in the graphic below. The rest can be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a woman standing above a canyon labelled Anna Baker from Northern Arizona University. A quote from the surrounding text reads: The community I have found with the IAGD is unmatched. I have made amazing friendships with other students like me. And I get to learn from passionate, thoughtful role models who are challenging norms and forging paths for all of us in the geosciences.
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Why does Nancy Riggs give to the IAGD? Discover their story in the graphic below. It can also be found in a Google doc with other Why I Give stories at tinyurl.com/r5zs2nc3
Why I Give campaign graphic with a picture of a woman on a beach labelled Nancy Riggs from Flagstaff, AZ, USA. A quote from the surrounding text reads: The IAGD embodies the idea that being a geoscientist has nothing to do with how many d/Disabled people are in a room or what their disability is. The IAGD gives us a home, a community, and people who are friends and colleagues for life.
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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This #GivingTuesday, the IAGD is excited to launch our Why I Give Campaign, running through Dec 31, 2025. Join our campaign and give today! Whether you give $25 or $250, you make a difference! No amount is too small.

Donate through PayPal at tinyurl.com/3tt68wdw and share with us – why do you give?
Orange and yellow graphic advertising the IAGD’s Giving Tuesday Why I Give campaign. Text reads: Look out for personal stories shared throughout the day from students and members about why they give their time, money, and presence to the IAGD! As always, we rely on volunteers and donations. Please help us reach our annual goal. Fundraising goal: $25,000 The first $7,500 donated will be matched! $250 sends one student on a one-day accessible field trip, $500 funds the IGER Award, $750 funds one Pathways Scholarship, $1,000 supports sending a student to a conference or GeoSPACE Field Program
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Thank you to everyone who entered our prize draw at GSA and congratulations to our winners! We appreciate your support! ❤️♿
Graphic featuring a picture of a person smiling at the camera and variety of bright yellow notebooks. The text reads: Congratulations to Jadon A. Winner of the Rite-in-the-Rain package at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a picture of a person smiling at the camera and holding a compass and its leather pouch. The text reads: Congratulations to Scott L. Winner of the Brunton compass at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!!
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Thank you to everyone who entered our prize draw at GSA and congratulations to our winners! We appreciate your support! ❤️♿
Graphic featuring a picture of a person smiling at the camera and holding a gift certificate. The text reads: Congratulations to Kallina D. Winner of the bookstore gift card at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a picture of a person smiling at the camera and holding a crochet geode with a purple inside. The text reads: Congratulations to Bethany J. Winner of a crochet geode at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a picture of a person smiling at the camera and holding a T. rex figurine. The text reads: Congratulations to Sarah C. Winner of the dinosaur bottle opener at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a picture of a person smiling at the camera and holding a crochet geode with a white inside. The text reads: Congratulations to Casey T. Winner of a crochet geode at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!!
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Thank you to everyone who entered our prize draw at GSA and congratulations to our winners! We appreciate your support! ❤️♿
Graphic featuring a black silhouette stick figure holding up a rock hammer. The text reads: Congratulations to Eduardo A. Winner of a crochet geode at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a black silhouette stick figure holding up a rock hammer. The text reads: Congratulations to Clare M. Winner of a rock hammer at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a picture of two people smiling at the camera. One is holding a water bottle with a wrap-around historical, structural illustration of a geologic formation. The text reads: Congratulations to Haley V. Winner of the insulated water bottle at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!! Graphic featuring a picture of a person smiling at the camera and holding a crochet geode with a purple inside. The text reads: Congratulations to Steve S. Winner of a crochet geode at the GSA 2025 Prize Draw!!
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Looking for some posters and presentations to go to at GSA Connects? Check out these for discussions of disability, accessibility, and inclusion! They are also listed in this Google doc along with conference accessibility information: tinyurl.com/9k5cp7uk
Graphic text reads: Highlighted events and presentations by IAGD members and others at GSA Connects 2025: Sunday, October 19 2:30–6:00 P.M. Stars at Night Ballroom 2/3. Expanding Neurotypical Borders: Building a Future of Inclusion with Disabled and Neurodivergent Perspectives in Geoscience Pardee Keynote Symposia – Listen to two keynote talks, take a refreshment break, and participate in roundtable discussions! 5:00–5:15 P.M. 301A. Interactive Live Science Content (ILSC) on Twitch: using a popular gaming platform to expand access to free-choice learning Melissa A. Scruggs, Pamela Gay, & Alyssa Kaess – Oral Presentation Sunday–Wednesday. Exhibit Hall Booth #815. IAGD Booth Monday, October 20 8:55–9:10 A.M. 301B. Using the Construct of Novelty Space to Make Sense of Experiences on Field Trips as a Geologist with Disabilities Caitlin N. Callahan – Oral Presentation 10:20–10:35 A.M. 211. Discovering Caves On Your Own: Utilizing Learning Modules Systems as a Tool to Increase Access to Educational Resources and Knowledge of Caves and Karst Devra Willingham, Daniel Runyan, & Daniel Jones – Oral Presentation 10:40–10:55 A.M. 302A. Dualities in Geology: Reckoning with Collecting and Access Lauren Neitzke Adamo & Carol McCarty – Oral Presentation Sunday–Wednesday. Exhibit Hall Booth #815. IAGD Booth Tuesday, October 21 8:00 A.M.–5:30 P.M. Hall 1. petro-image: A Web-based Platform for Open and Accessible Digital Microscopy Glenn Sharman & Johnathan Sharman – Poster Presentation 8:00 A.M.–5:30 P.M. Hall 1. From Classroom to Career: Making Geoscience Accessible to Later Adult Learners Hannah Bahrami & Zachary Sickmann – Poster Presentation Sunday–Wednesday. Exhibit Hall Booth #815. IAGD Booth Wednesday, October 22 8:00 A.M.–5:30 P.M. Hall 1. Bridging the Gap: Making Geological Field Research Accessible Through Film Dushawn Johnson, Isabella Harnett, Matthew Crane, Miles Gaston, & Keith A. Brunstad – Poster Presentation 8:00 A.M.–5:30 P.M. Hall 1. Disabled Voices: Stories of Accessibility at the Intersection of Disability and Identity Kelly Best Lazar & Samantha W. Ridgway – Poster Presentation 8:00 A.M.–5:30 P.M. Hall 1. Accessibility and Survey of a Portion of the Sheltowee Trace Trail in Red River Gorge Geological Area, Kentucky Mary Catherine Kelly, Kaiya Noelle Bensing, Phoebe Bathje, Maura Hart, & Mark P. S. Krekeler – Poster Presentation 8:00 A.M.–5:30 P.M. Hall 1. Assessing Common Accessibility Issues in Parks of the Southwest United States: Key Findings and Scoping for Future Detailed Studies Mary Catherine Kelly & Mark P. S. Krekeler – Poster Presentation Sunday–Wednesday. Exhibit Hall Booth #815. IAGD Booth
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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If you're going to GSA Connects and are wondering where you can eat in San Antonio that will cater to your diet, please review some of the options that we've compiled for you in this graphic or this Google document: tinyurl.com/9k5cp7uk 🍴😋
Graphic text reads: Have dietary restriction(s)? Don’t know where to eat? Here’s a non-exhaustive list of accommodating restaurants, near the Henry B. González Convention Center where possible! Vegetarian - Sweet Yams Pharm Table Plantaquería Revolución Box St. All Day Rosario’s Green Vegetarian Cuisine The Magpie Thai Lao Orchid Gluten-Free - Sweet Yams Plantaquería Box St. All Day Rosario’s Viva Vegeria Halal - Zaffran Delight Cafe Dubai Pinkerton's Barbecue Vegan - Sweet Yams Plantaquería Revolución Viva Vegeria Vegan Avenue Thai Lao Orchid Kosher - Yummy Kosher Grill The Shabbat Market H-E-B Alon Market
October 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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If you're going to be at GSA Connects, stop by the IAGD's booth in the exhibition hall (#815). We're running a prize draw this year, with many awesome prizes! 🤩
Graphic text reads: Get Ready for the IAGD's GSA 2025 Prize Draw Some of Our Awesome Prizes: Brunton compass Rock hammer Rite-In-The-Rain package Dinosaur bottle opener Mini crochet geodes $50 gift card for the GSA bookstore Stop by the IAGD’s booth #815 in the exhibition hall to scope out the prizes and enter the draw. Multiple winners will be announced each day!
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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The IAGD is now accepting applications for our Student Pathways Scholarship for the Fall 2025 cycle with a deadline of September 30th.

The one-time awards of $750 are meant to support students with disabilities studying any geoscience discipline.

Learn more and apply at forms.gle/Sj4N5zmyk9ED...
A graphic featuring stylized stick figures walking on a red line. Most use mobility aids including crutches, a wheelchair, a walking stick, and a guide dog. One is examining a rock through a magnifying glass. There's an IAGD hand lens logo and a QR code. The text reads: Fall 2025 Student Pathways Scholarship Supporting undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities in the geosciences Two scholarships of $750 each will be awarded Deadline: September 30 Questions? Student contacts Katelyn Frizzell, Arizona State University krfrizze@asu.edu Alex Bearden, University of California Berkeley alex_bearden@berkeley.edu
September 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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🗣️ The invite to the IAGD's official Discord just dropped! ✨

Everyone who supports accessibility and inclusion in the geosciences is welcome in our community regardless of ability or disability. We'd love to have you join us! Use the QR code or go to discord.gg/sVpckvEw
A blue and red graphic with text and a QR code with the IAGD hand lens logo in the center. The text reads: Join Our Discord! Everyone is welcome in the IAGD community space! Make connections Find support Share resources Have fun!
September 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Please consider submitting an abstract for the GSA session focused on perceptions, community, and identity for geoscientists with disabilities. Abstracts are due August 5th. Submit at connects.geosociety.org/.../technica...
A green graphic with the Geological Society of America and GSA Connects 2025 logos at the top. Four images of geoscientists at posters for previous GSA meetings are present on the right hand side. A QR code for the submission link is present at the bottom. The text reads: Call for Abstracts! Find the right place for your research at GSA Session: T57. Disabled and Neurodivergent Perception, Community, and Identity in Geoscience. Session Description: We invite contributors and audience participants of all backgrounds to learn, lead, and celebrate disability and neurodivergence as core to our fields and our collective and intersectional science identities. Session Chairs: Taormina Lepore, Ian O. Castro Session Endorsers: GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); Education Research Division (GER); NAGT Teacher Education Division (TED); NAGT Geoscience Two-Year College Division (Geo2YC); National Earth Science Teachers Association; American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG); European Geosciences Union. https://connects.geosociety.org/program/technical-sessions/abstracts
August 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Geo-professionals with disabilities will be leading a short course at GSA Connects this year about the experiences of people with disabilities in the geoscience workforce.

Can’t get to San Antonio? You can attend virtually! Learn more and register at store.geosociety.org/products/sc2...
A blue graphic with the IAGD, GSA Connects 2025, and The Mind Hears logos at the bottom. The text reads: Short Course Offering! Building a Culture of Access for Geoscientists with Disabilities in the Workforce Explore the challenges and opportunities facing disabled people in the geoscience workplace All are welcome to attend, but to ensure enough seats for disabled participants, an application form is required: https://forms.gle/tR3CZQBTkG8AQGzt8 Course Code: SC25CN503 Date: Sat. 18 Oct. 2025 Time: 8 am–5 pm Central Format: Hybrid; in-person or online There are a limited number of travel grants for disabled, in-person participants available. Earn 0.8 CEU!! Register here: (A QR code is provided for a webpage that is linked in the caption.)
July 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Do you know someone who has made a positive impact on accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities in the geosciences? Nominate them for the fall 2025 IGER Award cycle by August 1!

Students, instructors, and geoscience professionals all qualify. Learn more at theiagd.org/iger/
The Inclusive Geoscience Education and Research Award Nominations: August 1 - Rolling deadline; Submit nominations by August 1 to be considered for the fall 2025 award cycle Did you know? IGER Awards recognize outstanding efforts in promoting, developing, and/or implementing inclusive instruction, outreach, and/or research. Students are eligible. Find out more: A QR code is provided at the bottom of the graphic.
July 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Happy Disability Pride Month!

Disability is diversity.

Disability is identity for many.

Disability is/can be a source of pride regardless of if society's values imply the opposite.

🖤💗💛🤍💙💚🖤
A waving disability pride flag banner below the IAGD logo and text. Text reads: Happy Disability Pride Month! We hope that someday the geosciences will be a safe place for students and professionals of all abilities and disabilities. Until then, the IAGD sees you, supports you, and is a safe place for you to come just as you are. ♥︎
July 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Did you know that the IAGD is present on other social media platforms? Follow us at any of our other handles!

Bluesky: @accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Instagram: @accessiblegeo
Facebook: accessiblegeo
LinkedIn: The International Association for Geoscience Diversity
A list of the IAGD's social medias and website address, with logos. The top reads, FOLLOW US! Social media handle are as follows— Website: https://theiagd.org/ Bluesky: @accessiblegeo.bsky.social‬ Instagram: @accessiblegeo Facebook: accessiblegeo LinkedIn: The International Association for Geoscience Diversity Discord: Announcement coming soon...
June 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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We would like some information from our community about how we can better serve you! If you'd like, please take a few minutes to fill out the survey at the link below. It will remain open through June 10th, 2025.

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Graphic advertising the IAGD's Engagement Survey. It reads: The IAGD is revisiting its information dissemination strategies. If you would like to provide feedback as we do this, take a few minutes to fill out this survey. Thank you for your input! We value it!
May 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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A rectangular graphic titled Celebrating Women's History Month. Below, there is a picture of a smiling woman with long, white hair and wearing black. Next to the headshot, a quote reads: As a Hispanic, first-generation college graduate from a small town in Oklahoma pursuing a PhD, opportunities like attending AGU23 have opened doors I never thought possible and are instrumental in shaping my academic and professional path. —Tiffany Legg
March 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM